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◆ Japan Labor Review Volume 13, Number 4, Autumn 2016

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The Japan Labor Review is a quarterly journal of research in the field of labor studies. For the purpose of providing valuable information on Japanese labor issues to the broad range of overseas readers, articles are selected, edited and published by an editorial board of the JILPT.

 Main theme of this issue:

   "Illegal Labor"

  【Contents】

     ▽Introduction

     ▽Articles

       ・Developments and Issues in the Regulation of Illegal Labor in Japan

       ・Motivations for Obeying and Breaking the Law: A Preliminary Study

        Focused on Labor Law and the Role of Non-Instrumental Motivations

       ・Factors Contributing to Labor Law Violations and Employees' Subjective

         Perceptions of “Black Companies”: Focus on Workplace Characteristics

         and Human Resource Management

       ・International Trends in Systems for Inspection of Labor Law Violations

       ・Policy Measures to Tackle Violations of Labor and Employment Laws in Japan

     ▽Article Based on Research Report

              Comparative Analysis of Employment Dispute Cases Resolved by Labor Bureau

              Conciliation, Labor Tribunals and Court Settlement

     ▽JILPT Research Activities

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◆ The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies

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The Japanese Journal of Labour Studies is a peer review-based specialist research magazine containing high-quality articles by researchers and experts active in the front lines of research (first issued in 1959).

    October 2016(No.675)

    "What the Form of Labour Should Be in the Agricultural Field"

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◆ Research Report (Summary)

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JILPT regularly publishes English summaries of Research Reports as results of various researches and studies conducted, originally in Japanese. Listed below are summaries of selected issues provided in English translation.

   ・No.184 Collective Agreement Systems in Modern Industrialized Nations

     ―Summary and Observations